The Muse Calliope [reverse]

1520s

Giulio della Torre

Associated Names
Giulio della Torre

Artist, Veronese, c. 1480 - 1557/1558

The image shows a relief on a round medallion featuring a standing female figure draped in flowing garments. She holds a lyre in her left hand. The sculpture is delicately crafted, with a slender and gracefully curved form. It is bronze-colored and has a detailed texture. There is an inscription surrounding the figure on the medallion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 6.68 cm (2 5/8 in.)
    gross weight: 109.11 gr (0.241 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession Number

    1988.30.3.b

Associated Artworks

The image shows a profile portrait of a man on a circular medallion or coin. The man has a beard and curly hair, with facial features visible in profile view. The medallion is bronze with a rich, golden-brown color. There is an inscription in raised letters surrounding the profile. The sculpture resembles a classical portrait coin, similar to ancient or Renaissance medallions.

Marcantonio Flaminio, 1498-1550, poet [obverse]

Giulio della Torre

1520

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Vicomte de Jonghe; (his sale, Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, 24 November 1936, no. 28); J.W. Frederiks [1889-1962], The Hague; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 23-24 May 1988, 1st day, no. 20); purchased by (Cyril Humphris, London) for NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 197, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: COELO MVSA BEAT; in exergue: OP. IV. TV

Wikidata ID

Q63860870

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